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François Mairesse was born in Namur and grew up in Arlon, Belgium. He completed both his bachelor's and master's degrees in chemistry at the University of Namur, which has a renowned chemistry department. After finishing his master’s studies, he had the opportunity to...

We are excited to share that the ECOBAT project has received very positive feedback in its official mid-term review, covering the period from 1 January 2022 to 1 December 2024. The evaluator praised the project’s outstanding scientific output, strong...

On May 15th, 2025, the European Lithium Institute (eLi) hosted the high-level seminar “Sustainable Lithium for Europe” in Brussels, bringing together over 70 stakeholders from across the lithium value chain. The event gathered representatives from the European...

Born in Andhra Pradesh, India, Rambabu began his academic journey at Silver Jubilee College in Kurnool, India, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry and Chemistry. Driven by a growing interest in analytical sciences, he pursued a Master's degree in...

Last Monday, 5 May 2025, the ECOBAT team from KU Leuven took part in the annual SIM² KU Leuven Researchers Meeting, an event that gathered the scientific community of the SIM² institute. Held on KU Leuven campus, the event brought together professors, postdoctoral...

Taniya is from Kolkata, West Bengal, India. She did her Master’s at the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, and then completed her PhD at the Institute of Nano Science and Technology in Mohali, Northern India. For her first postdoc, she moved to Europe, working in Spain...

Roy, a native of Turnhout (Belgium) discovered his passion for chemistry early on. He pursued a professional bachelor’s degree in Chemistry at UCLL (Leuven) before continuing with a bridging program and a Master’s in Chemistry at KU Leuven.His journey into battery...

Andrii Kachmar is a postdoctoral researcher in the Vlad Energy Group at UC Louvain, focusing on advancing calcium batteries as part of the ECOBAT project. Originally from Ukraine, Andrii earned dual master’s degrees in Physics from Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian...

On Friday, January 31, 2025, the Ecobat consortium held a progress meeting in University of Namur, Belgium. With an impressive turnout of 19 out of 21 project members, the event was a platform for technical discussions. This is especially useful as ECOBAT consortium...

Johannes Ingenmey was born in the small medieval town of Bad Münstereifel, just south of Bonn. During his master’s studies at the University of Bonn, he specialized in physical and theoretical chemistry under the supervision of Prof. Barbara Kirchner. He completed...